One key to the success of Janssen’s Market is “family.” Sure, it’s a family-owned business, run by three generations of the Janssens since 1952. Over the decades, “our staff has become like family,” said Eileen Janssen, who joined her husband Joseph Jr. in the business in 1984 after teaching at A.I. du Pont High. The Greenville market closes on major …
REHOBOTH BEACH – Sometimes, as a writer, you agonize over a headline or core theme for a story, and sometimes it’s handed to you on a silver platter (or in a glass jelly jar). Maria Boulden spent the first 40 years of her career as a driven executive, moving through the ranks and running huge commercial teams at DuPont. …
WILMINGTON — Half of Americans could be the market for Cora Castle’s idea for curbside charging of electric vehicles, and her first customer is a Greenville museum. The Delaware Museum of Nature and Science signed on with OmniPotential Energy Partners in October. Installation is expected in the first quarter of 2025. “I met Cora at a chamber of commerce meeting about two years …
WILMINGTON — Here is one clue that Claire van den Broek is doing all the right things 18 months after opening an independent bookstore in downtown Wilmington: You’re prepping to expand into larger space two blocks closer to Rodney Square. After a lengthy renovation in their current location at 419 North Market St., van den Broek and business partner Ryan …
Irene Rombel is used to being “one of the guys” as she’s made her presence known in an array of male-dominated fields. “When I was a hedge fund analyst, I would go into these giant investor conferences, and I’d be one of the few women in the room, but I would always sit at the front,” she said. “And I’m …
LaVante’ Dorsey spends many of her free days at Battery Park in New Castle, where she sets up a chair and a little table with a sign that says “Need to talk it out? Have a seat.” It’s the latest example of her dedication to civil and social service, coming on the heels of her winning the 2024 Minority Small …
